Don’t Turn Around – Aswad (1988)

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Additional information about this, Aswad vinyl art.

Aswad – The Artist/s

Aswad are a long-lasting British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound.They have been performing since the mid-1970s, having released a total of 21 albums. “Aswad” is Arabic for “black”. The members of Aswad are UK descendants of immigrants from the Caribbean. The original members of Aswad were guitarist/vocalist Brinsley “Chaka B” Forde, drummer/vocalist Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, lead guitarist/vocalist Donald “Dee” Griffiths, bassist George “Ras” Oban, and keyboardist Courtney “Khaki” Hemmings. Initially, the band produced music in the roots reggae vein, with members contributing songs individually and with Forde acting as the band’s principal songwriter. The band’s dynamic soon began to change however and once the band’s line-up had stabilised into the trio of Forde, Gaye, and Robinson, Aswad followed a more commercial reggae style, gaining a wider audience.

Don’t Turn Around – The Song

‘Don’t Turn Around’ is a popular song written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by American singer Tina Turner and released as the B-side to her 1986 hit single “Typical Male”.  The Song has been covered by numerous artists including Aswad who  heard Luther Ingram’s version and released a cover version on February 10, 1988. This version samples a verse from the Righteous Brothers’ 1964 single “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'”, as well as elements of the song closely resembling that of Erma Franklin’s 1967 single “Piece of My Heart”. The song was released as the first single from their eleventh album, Distant Thunder (1988), and went to number one on the UK Singles Chart in March 1988

The U-Turn Sign- The Shape

This record has been modelled into a  U-Turn sign similar to the sign in the British UK highway code.

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